PS2 And Swap Magic Help~PLEASE READ~

how about start by telling us exactly what you did, you are not giving us ANY information to be able to help you

 

Oh, I'm sorry...
For starters, the DVD version works after I did the lens fix. However, I cannot get PS2 CD games to work with the Swap Magic v3.8, oddly enough, I can get my backed up copy of Action Replay Max EVO to work but still not boot Cd's that way. I have tried both booting in Normal and with Special and it just goes to the PS2 browser screen. I am burning them with Alcohol 120% with the PS2 option checked... If I left anything important out, please tell me... I'm a complete n00b with PS2 backups, and yet not confused with my Xbox/360 or my PSP...

 

Hi I am new in here.
I need help with my SwapMagic 3 Coder v3.8 with Slide Card that I have now. Please Forgive me if those Question i am asking has already answered and can you please paste me the link for it thank you.

This is what happened when I put all of smboot file into Folder called SWAPMAGIC in my USB Drive. I Rename the program to SWAPMAGIC.ELF and I also add 4 other program in the same folder and they are SMBOOT0.ELF, SMBOOT1.ELF, SMBOOT2.ELF, SMBOOT3.ELF

So now I am trying to install it into my Memory cos that what it trying to install it into my Memory cos that what it say that I need it to play PS2 copy games. Once I put my USB drive into my PS2 port and then I put the Coder Disk too. And it loads to the screen where it says Installing. I get an Error saying "FILE.LST FILE READ ERROR!!"

Can you please help me with it and I can’t wait to play my game. My PS2 is PAL from Australia Version V1-V4 I am not sure.

 

I have almost no idea what the hell you are talking about. But I have found a problem, if not THE problem. FILE.LST file read error occurs because you have not included this file! Nowhere did you mention that you included this file, so it cannot find the file, becuase it is not there. You must include this file for it to be read.

razor

 

Is this little white dial on all versions of the fat Ps2's? Or only the ones with 10 screws under the bottom? Because i have a disk reading problem and i've been looking around the net for solutions, but they were all about 10 screw Ps2's. My Ps2 is a v7.

 

I have read the User Manual over 100 times and still having hard time to understanding it. I have also downloaded smboot.zip File from Link that User Manual has. So i extract it and i dont know which file should i add to my USB. So i add all of smboot.zip file that I extract it into SwapMagic Folder cos User Manual said i have to make a folder called SwapMagic. Plus i also i added those 5 Program by renaming each .elf file SWAPMAGIC.ELF, SMBOOT0.ELF, SMBOOT1.ELF, SMBOOT2.ELF, SMBOOT3.ELF and the next thing i do is load them with Coder Disk and USB into ps2 port and then it goes to that screen where it is installing but it didnt install it so I get that FILE.LST file read error. Thank you for posting.

So What am I doing wrong here? I am trying to install those file into my Memory Card in order to play those games.

 

I'm not sure what you need to do. All I can recommend is play around with it until you figure it out. Search google for that file name and see what comes up.

razor

 

i put my swap magic 3 boot disc into the ps2 but but wen i do a red screen comes up nd says please enter a playstation or playstation2 format disc....the thing about da cd i put in is dat i downloaded the swap magic 3 disc nd burned onto a dvd+r disc insted of buying it .....is it possible that the ps2 cant read it because its a burned cd and i need the originalor because its a dvd+r or can it be sumthing else?

 

OK where is your logic behind this? many people have had this idea, but think about had that would work? Swap magic is for booting burned games. In order to use burned games you need swap magic (or another boot method). How can you boot swap magic(a game) with using an original swap magic(or other boot method)? Thought so. Think about it before you waste dvd's trying it.

razor

 

ok razor so ur tellin me that burnin swap magic wont werk cuzz u need the original....then why would people waste there time putting the swap magic 3 files on the internet for download if its not gunna werk? ive went to other forums nd read that people have burned swap magic 3 on dvds nd it werked but u hav 2 burn it in a certain way for example u have 2 change the bad or locked sectors so that theyll werk nd act as an original....could this possibly be true?

 

This information is actually very accurate. However, you cannot change these sectors. If you could change these sectors, you could just as easily change the sectors on the ps2 games you're burning, eliminating the need for a boot disc. The process these people are talking about involves very expensive equipment that most people don't have. As for why people waste time uploading it to the internet, I have no idea. Maybe they have nothing better to do than than waste their time, because their time has no value.

razor

 

ok i just bought the original swap magic 3 with slide tool as you suggested..i havnt used it yet but the type of media i have as of now is memorex dvd+r..do you have any idea on if this type of media will work nd if not do you recommend any other types of media?

 

edited by ddp

 

The method suggested by Soxx96 (Memorex media with slowest burn speed? I can't remember exactly...) is actually notoriously frowned upon. Memorex used to be a decent brand with a good name. Now a days their quality control does not exist and the quality is hit or miss. It could work, but Memorex has problems with data corruption as well these days. I have heard of discs going bad in just a couple months after burning. I would suggest Verbatim media, or another well-known well-trusted brand. Also, burning at slowest speeds has been revealed to be a bad thing...You have to play with speed settings, as well as media brands to see which combination works best with your ps2. I would reccomend starting out at either 4x or 8x if you can, as 1x ps2 boots rarely work for me. Also look around the site, you can probably find more useful information. It's good to ask questions, but not ones that have already been answered.

razor

 

i baught the swap magic 3 cd and dvd but i i think i have a problem..the cd that i recieved nd the cd that that was on the site wich i ordered it from look a little different...its suppose 2 say on the top SwapMagic3plus..but it only says Magic3plus CD ROM DRIVER...i thought i would try it anyway tho 2 see wat happen....when i put the cd into the ps2 nd close it all that happens is the ps2 logo comes up like wen you normally put a ps2 cd in it but then it just goes traight to the screen with the memory card nd the disc as if there was no cd inside....i dunno if thers sumthin wrong with my ps2 or if its a wrong disc but there tellin me they sent me the right one nd that the pic on the cd doesnt matter....cuzz i no normally wen u put da swap disc in the ps2 its suppose 2 bring u 2 a load game screen wich is wen u perform the swap..but for some reason it doesnt bring me there at all it just goes right back 2 the beggining..please giiv me some idea of wat could be wrong becuzz im completely lost now...thanxx

 

post a link to pic, and i'll get back at ya.

razor

 

http://www.thegiantstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=304&HS=1
this is wat i ordered but on the cd that i got it only says Magic3plus DVD ROM DRIVER

 

I have this exact same product. It is version 3.6, correct? It should have come with 2 discs...One is for CD, one is for DVD. Something is defective with your CD boot disc if it goes back to that screen like that. Are you using it correctly? Simply start up the boot disc like a regular game. My swap magic 3.6 says Magic3plus DVD ROM DRIVER USA Version 3.6. Does the dvd version work? If you have a defective disc tell them about it.

razor

 

yea razr thats exactly the same product i got....now i dunno i gess the dvd is deffective but i dout there gunna beleive me if i tell them it is..i baught it from an online store in florida nd there probly gunna tell me 2 return it 2 them den order it agen nd pay shipping nd handling again